Guiding Standards and anticipated activities



Class One: Biotic, Abiotic, Dead





video Science Court: Living Things

Class Two: Observations, Inferences, Testing a prediction



videos of germination in motion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=zHyfDGVNdvM&NR=1
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/earlygrowth/germination/germ.html

Games to review observation and inferences:
http://reviewgamezone.com/game.php?id=7

Class Three: Microscope Slides


overview of a light microscope

how to use the microscope




You will use prepared slides and then prepare your own. Make sure you complete the inclass tutorial before you begin making your own slides!



Class Four: how things get into and out of cells (cell membrane / osmosis)
Plasma Membrane
Osmosis vs Diffusion
Reading 2-6 "How do materials move in and out of cells?"




Class Five: The parts of a cell (organelles)

Reading 2-3 to 2-4 and complete the accompanying worksheets.

View the clips on cytology and cell organelles at http://www.goldiesroom.org/video_archive.htm
create your own imaginary cell
Cell song

2-5 comparing plant and animal cells reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9exRxOozxtI


create a plant cell slide, diagram it and label what you can see
create an animal cell slide; dye it and diagram it, label what you can see
compare plant and animal cells




Class six: How cells get energy (photosynthesis / cellular respiration)
chloroplasts close up

Class seven: germination and imbibed seeds

Class eight: food chains, food webs, energy transfer

Class nine: biomes


links:


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/ methuselah tree NOVA video clips and photosynthesis interactive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/flowers-modern-ancient.html